So my husband and I have been seriously contemplating about moving to CO. He has family there so its not a "lets move somewhere we we know nobody" thing. But he might be able to get paid more at a company out there, still have to do his resume and check those things out, and we can rent a bigger house for the same money that we are paying now. Can anyone that lives in CO let me know how the weather affects you, what their drs are like, i dunno what else but that kind of stuff..
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I have a nephew who lives in Denver and loves it. He says the weather there is actually pretty mild, and they don't get as much snow as he did where he grew up in Rhode Island. He works for the DEP saving endangered animals, and sends me some of the most amazing photographs! It sure is pretty out there! I wonder how the elevation would affect RA seeing how the air would be thinner. I wonder if the barometric pressure wouldn't be as high.Felt great out there...it is a dry cold so I think it is not as bad as the damp cold i feel on the east. Watch out for sunburn! The thinner air...I tanned as much in one hour out there as almost a whole afternoon in VA. I guess that would be even more of an issue with things like the sulfasalazine I am on now that has the big stay out of the sun warning.I spent 16 years in Colorado Springs before moving here to Florida almost 7 years ago. I miss Colorado. The beauty is indescribable. Yes, the elevation is high. In Colorado Springs it was about 6,000 ft.,but you get used to it. It's very, very dry. From what I've read, it's the humidity that bothers our arthritis more than dry air. I'm in Florida with extremely high humidity and I have lots of pain, but I didn't have RA in Colorado, so I guess it's an un-fair assessment. If you don't mind a little snow, and a short growing season, then I think you will love Colorado. The summer and fall is awesome! I have many happy memories, it is where my boys grew up.When my wife and I were first married, 30 years ago, we moved to Boulder where I started graduate school at the University of Colorado. I really enjoyed the climate, no RA at the time, of course. It did get cold but it's very dry, low humidity, and the sun comes out quickly after a storm. The snow is dry and beautiful. I enjoyed our stay there very much.
Alan
Yea ive heard so many great things about it but im worried how it will affect my RA with the cold.